Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Bi-Color: Yellow and white |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
Suitable Locations: | Houseplant |
Uses: | Guardian plant Suitable as Annual |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Other Beneficial Insects: Attracts hover flies that eat aphids. |
Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Needs specific temperature: 70-80F Days to germinate: 7--21 days Depth to plant seed: Surface sow. Start indoors Can handle transplanting Other info: Space 12-18 inches apart. |
Pollinators: | Hoverflies Bees |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
lovesblooms | On February 20, 2018 | Seeds sown wintersown |
dnrevel | On May 13, 2023 | Bloomed Bloomed, and now blooming profusely in my pot and in the newly transplanted plants in the new front herb bed. |
dnrevel | On March 1, 2023 | Plant emerged Winter sowed, then moved into the new little greenhouse. Sprouts emerged. Seems to be doing well. |